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Canada Votes 2025
Electoral battle for Calgary McKnight marked by affordability concerns, low voter turnout
In a part of the city where voters delivered Calgary's only non-Conservative seat in 2021, candidates will need to make their case to voters concerned about the rising cost of living, affordability and the threat of economic pressure from the United States — even if those concerns haven't historically translated into high voter turnout.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Alberta coal appeal on questioning of former minister
Canada’s top court has refused to hear Alberta’s attempt to appeal a ruling compelling former energy minister Sonya Savage to testify in a lawsuit launched by coal companies seeking billions in compensation from the province.
In first Alberta campaign stop, Carney promises 'new clean energy era'
Liberal Leader Mark Carney pitched Alberta as the heart of a new superpower in both clean and conventional energy Tuesday night as part of his first campaign stop in the province.
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In Lethbridge, a former mayor challenges long-time Conservative incumbent
The Lethbridge federal riding hasn't exactly been a nail-biter on election night in recent years, but the entry of a former Lethbridge mayor has added some intrigue to this year's contest.
Alberta sets stage to regulate private online gambling companies
The Alberta government is preparing to open the province’s online gambling market to private companies like Bet365 in a bid to regulate more of the industry and capture revenue currently headed elsewhere.
Danielle Smith's U.S. media remarks stoke reaction as party leaders hit campaign trail
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments to right-wing U.S. media outlet Breitbart quickly drew reaction from party leaders seeking to position themselves as the best option to manage a contentious relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Fired Alberta health care CEO claims 'malicious and bad faith allegations' by health minister
In an 11-page court document filed Thursday, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services alleges the province’s health minister and AHS have crafted a narrative about her that is “completely unfounded, entirely fictitious, malicious” and replete with “bad faith allegations.”
Alberta wants to use critical infrastructure defence law to block emissions data from Ottawa
The Alberta government says it will propose amendments to the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act that it says would act as a repellent against “unconstitutional federal overreach,” but it remains unclear how enforcement of those measures would play out in practice.
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Alberta pioneered industrial carbon pricing. Now, Poilievre says he'd kill the federal mandate for it
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed a promise from the Conservative Party of Canada on Monday to eliminate the federal backstop on industrial carbon pricing, if it were to form the next federal government. Although it appears unlikely the province would abandon its longstanding pricing system altogether.
Province suspends loan program at Alberta's largest cattle industry lender after inspections
The Alberta government has suspended a loan program at Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative, the province’s largest cattle financing cooperative, after an inspection alleged a number of financial mismanagement and regulatory issues.